2019 injury setback "almost a relief": Jacobs

New GWS ruckman Sam Jacobs has admitted that his injury setback earlier in the year was a blessing in disguise. One of the most durable players of the decade, Jacobs has played at least 19 games every season since 2011. That streak ended this year, with a knee injury seeing him miss two months. The ruckman says the time off helped him fall back in love with the game. “When I got injured it was almost a relief. Mentally I was probably not going that well,” he told SEN Breakfast. “I hadn’t missed a...

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